Arava

12 years after the oil spill: What is happening in the Avrona Nature Reserve now?

Following Israel's massive 2014 EAPC oil spill, complex rehabilitation begins at Avrona Nature Reserve, evacuating 30,000 tons of contaminated soil.

Alongside its toxicity, the oil created a hard, impermeable layer on the ground. The Avrona oil spill disaster.
Built using eco-friendly methods. The hotel’s old rooms that should be renovated

Half an hour from Eilat, but light-years away: We found wonderful sanity in the desert

Six Senses Shaharut.

Six Senses Shaharut offers Tu B’Av experience blending cuisine, art, and desert

Ancient textile fragment found at the Nahal Omer archaeological site in the Arava, southern Israel, by archaeologists from the University of Haifa, May 19, 2026.

Silk Road Virtual Museum opens first Israel exhibit, displays ancient textiles found in Arava


Generating Solar Power in the Arava

The Jerusalem Post

Branching out

From the Arava to Ein Zivan, shady picnic spots are a part of the country’s history.

Cyprus

Talking about being an Israeli

In a series of 10 events, the Notzar Theater is exploring identity and solidarity.

‘Arava’

INPA: Eilat rail route must respect nature

Railway will be destructive to nature and landscapes that have thrived since the biblical era, says Parks Authority.

Negev desert 260

SPNI calls to save country’s rare salt marshes

Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel calls protection of the country’s dwindling salt marshes.

Salt marshes at the Kishon River banks 370

US envoy: Israel a true partner in renewable energy

American envoy tours Arava installations.

Shapiro at Arava solar field 370

Chinese, Israeli firms launch solar power test site

New type of solar panel geared toward harsh desert conditions tested at Kibbutz Yotvata.

Landau, Simhon inaugurate test facility at Yotvata 370

Heavy rains in Eilat damage nature reserve

Flooding hits Hai-Bar Yotvata Nature Reserve; IMS predicts wet start to winter, average overall amount of seasonal rainfall.

Floodwater in South 370

'Renewable Israeli innovation suited to India'

Green energy entrepreneurs meet with Indian government delegation to form economic partnerships.

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Photo Essay: Taking off in Timna

The Arava puts hot air to good use.

Hot air balloons